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As a result, Durenberger won in a 26.9-percent landslide as the governorship and both U.S. Senate seats switched into Republican hands. The results in Minnesota marked the first time the GOP had held all three offices since Joseph H. Ball left the Senate in January 1949.
After law school, Durenberger was employed by a South St. Paul, Minnesota law firm with strong political connections. It had been founded in 1929 by Republican Harold Stassen, later the Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943, and Elmer Ryan, a Democrat who was member of the United States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941. [8]
The results in Minnesota marked the first time the GOP had held all three offices since Joseph H. Ball left the Senate in January 1949 after being defeated for re-election. Additionally, this election and the special election both marked the first time since 1958 that both Senate seats in a state flipped from one party to the other in a single ...
The 1982 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger was reelected to a second term (his first full term) over DFL nominee Mark Dayton. [1]
The 1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger won re-election to his third term. He was challenged by democratic Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III, the son of former vice president Hubert Humphrey. The seat had previously been held by both of Skip Humphrey's parents.
The current GOP-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate is being investigated by the FEC for campaign fund misuse. ... She ran to be Minnesota governor in 2022 as a Republican, but she lost in the primary. ...
Democratic candidate Bob Short was defeated by Republican candidate David Durenberger. In 1978, all three key statewide races in Minnesota were up for election—the Governorship , and both Senate Seats (the other Senate seat belonged to Wendell Anderson , who, as Governor of Minnesota, appointed himself to fill the seat vacated by Walter ...
The 1994 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Rod Grams won the open seat. As of 2024, this was the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat from Minnesota.